Rising starWyatt Russellhas signed on to join Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan in Marvel’sFalcon and the Winter Soldierseries, it was announced today at Disney’s D23 Expo.
Emily Van Campis set to return as Sharon Carter, aka Agent 13, whileCaptain America: Civil WarstarDaniel Brühlwill reprise his villainous role as Baron Zemo. Sources say that Russell will be playing John Walker, who’s otherwise known as U.S. Agent, who in the comics was apparently part of the group known as the West Coast Avengers.
Veteran TV helmerKari Skogland(The Handmaid’s Tale) is set to direct the six-episode series, which is expected to hit Disney+ in August 2020.Malcolm Spellman(Empire) has been busy writing the script, and while plot details remain thin, Mackie is expected to appear as Captain America after picking upChris Evans' shield at the end ofAvengers: Endgame. Beyond that, there’s no word on what the adventures of Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes will entail.
Russell started his career in studio comedies, playing a flirty hockey player inJudd Apatow’sThis Is 40andChanning Tatum’s football buddy in22 Jump Streetbefore landing a breakout role inRichard Linklater’s baseball movieEverybody Wants Some!!Since then, he has starred inIngrid Goes WestandOverlord, as well as the AMC seriesLodge 49and the creepyBlack MirrorentryPlaytest. He has also appeared in the indie moviesBlaze,Folk Hero & Funny Guy, andGoon: Last of the Enforcers.
Russell, who will soon be seen alongsideAmy Adamsand Mackie inJoe Wright’s thrillerThe Woman in the Window, is currently filmingAlbert Hughes' Showtime dramaThe Good Lord Birdwith hisBlazedirectorEthan Hawke. Russell is represented by UTA, and his father,Kurt Russell, famously playedChris Pratt’s father, Ego the Living Planet, in Marvel’sGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
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